Cowboy Plumbers Causing Problems!

Cowboy Plumbers, we have all come across them from time to time on the job and had to pick up the pieces when they have caused needless problems. In this episode you wont believe what they have used and the problems it has caused this unsuspecting customer.
Also coming up we have a Worcester follow up call after the customer had a burst late at night, i'm all for company's charging what there worth but what this company wanted will leave you shocked!
We have a Worcester 280 that has failed, with the boiler being nearly as old as me can we get this old boy going again is it it the end of the line? It doesn't look good when the part we need is obsolete.
Last up we have a glowworm boiler that has a slight leak the customer was going to go with a fixed price repair from Valliant but luckily they called us in to get this repair done for less than half the price.
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00:00 The Cracked Shower tray
01:51 Removing The Glass
04:22 Ripping out our own work!!
05:43 Removing the old tray
07:43 Prep work for the base and waste
13:02 Getting the new shower tray in
16:55 Tiled and ready for the glass
19:53 The New Tray all in
20:29 Outro
00:00 Introduction
01:13 Leaking Worcester
05:52 Can we Repair this Relic?
08:15 Bread and Butter Plumbing
12:09 One radiator not working
16:01 Back for round 2
19:38 How MUCH??!!

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Let me know your WORSE cowboy plumber story in the comments thanks for your support as always 🙌👍

[@cputilitysolutions]

How much time have you got 🤣

[@cputilitysolutions]

Nice few repairs mate, can't believe the cheek of that last company for charging to put the condensate trap back! Good find on the flexis too man, what a bodge!

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Jaw nearly hit the floor when they told me they was charging to put trap back in 😂 yeah them flexi pipes I couldn’t believe it mate, no wonder it wouldn’t work 🤦‍♂️

[@thomascoyne157]

Nice work mate 👍👍👍👍👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧👍

[@bluebulldog_uk]

🙌👍

[@philipmorris9761]

Finally I've got some spare time to catch up again. Love your methodical approach on diagnosing the faulty rad, just a pitty you ended up having to lift up the flooring to find flexi hoses caused the problem due to crappy "all the gear no idea cowboys", like you said if it was done properly before you would not of had to go out to that one. I've come across similar issues in kitchens and if it's not due to flexi hose's its when they used push fit and either forgotten or don't know to use pipe inserts or not pushed the pipe work fully all the way in or not tighten up the fitting. The latest one I came across was copper pipe work in a kitchen where there was solder only about 2mm inside the fitting and the pipe was held in place by the clips so once it was moved slight water was leaking out of the connection. Your video content is ace keep them coming and thanks.

[@bluebulldog_uk]

It’s always kitchens and bathrooms I find the most bodge jobs, which is a shame because most of the time the customers are paying a lot of money to have a nice kitchen or bathroom fitted and the bones of it (the plumbing work) am poor quality Glad the videos am helping mate and appreciate the support 👍

[@user-li8gr8ur8l]

Great job Luke. That old Worcester was saved from deaths door. These servicing companies need to be shut down. Trying to hold poor customers to ransom. . Flexis on rad pipe work is outrageous 🤬. Luke to the rescue❤..

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Thanks mate, was good to repair that Worcester, yeah luckily my customer was wise to it and just told them to leave it as it is…made a laugh when I saw them flexis…unbelievable

[@itwillbenicewhenitsfinished]

Nice vid, thanks

[@jameswilson2899]

Top work mate, great content.

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Thanks mate 👍

[@gasfitter78]

It's been so long since I've seen a 280 boiler. The 240 was great. Thanks for sharing this helpful video!

[@cadle11]

I used to fit them in the 90s not a bad boiler to be fair... Sometimes expansion vessel issues..

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Thanks mate 👍👍

[@davidedmonds3884]

Brilliant videos and fault finding/ fixing at its best. Many thanks Luke from Dave Japanese toilets!!!!

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Thanks Dave 👍 appreciate the support mate

[@LittleNinjah]

Nice find Luke, well done mate.

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Thanks mate 🙌👍

[@Heatking]

Made a great job of tidying up that floor at the end, and great find of those Flexis! All round great watch! ❤

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Thanks mate love a flexi don’t we 👍😂

[@russellbaldry5095]

I had a similar issue with flexis…..someone had put a nail through the pipe and replaced the section with a flexi. I power flushed the system before lifting the floor to discover it. I should have noticed the horse shoe marks on the drive on my way in🤦🏼‍♂️😂😂😂

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Horseshoe marks 😂 they always say expect the unexpected

[@richardlane5417]

Nice work and content

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Thanks mate 👍

[@charliefox6987]

Great video 💪

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Thanks mate 👍

[@lloydhocking3923]

I'm getting more and more blocked radiators/systems, I think this is going to be a big part of the job now. Respect your resilience!

[@bluebulldog_uk]

It will mate as systems get older, seem to be getting more and more lately

[@davehewett6458]

Great vid as always mate, my little tip on the Worcester block is to cut the bit off where the screw hole is for the subframe mounting with a hacksaw. Gives you loads of wriggle room then to get it off the bypass. Keep up the good work 🤙

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Thanks for the tip mate 🙌

[@craigmcgregor5463]

Enjoy the videos as always. Try solder down pipe in future 🎉

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Thanks mate, I was thinking of ridding it but when I looked down it elbowed off so didn’t, in my head I knew the 15mm wasn’t blocked so must of been something dodge undeeneath rad

[@k20aa]

Flexi friday gotta love it 😂😂😂 Well played my son 👍👍👍👍

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Love a flexi 😂 thanks mate 👍

[@douglaughton7626]

I used the foot pump method and it works a treat😁

[@bluebulldog_uk]

It will work on camera for me one day 😂👍

[@YoutubeHero666]

Brave man putting hands in a Worcester with no gloves

[@johnmoran7082]

Worcester owe me a blood transfusion.

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Amazingly no cuts on this one, which is rare 😅

[@martyn334]

those old boilers a lot easier to fix and keep going it seems!

[@jasonsimpson-ks8un]

Great video as always See the manifold I find spraying the bypass with wd40 before starting makes it easy to pull off just a wee trick to try

[@user-ms1yf2vv3f]

Just had 1 today. New radiator fitted by handyman had fallen off the wall and snapped pipes causing new tile flooring to be lifted. Radiator brackets fitted to wall with expanding foam 😂

[@jacquelinestanyer8533]

🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵 Above and beyond open and honest 🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵

[@772pcs]

Love your videos, real honest repairs. Rightio charged my daughet £368.40 to repair a burst pipe in her attic. Emergency call out which 4 hours before he appeared without any parts or even a torch (used his phone) Had to go to Screwfix for parts. Rightio say they have to guarantee the parts repair. Give decent plumbers a bad name. BEWARE!

[@bluebulldog_uk]

I’ve heard some bad stories about rightio to be honest…they will say they are Going to get parts but they will be going to another job so they can be billing 2 jobs at same time

[@user-xe6un8pz1e]

Hi mate I recently got a dewalt 18v air pump and it’s amazing for doing jobs like that

[@bluebulldog_uk]

I’ve actually just bought a mini pressure pump which has been great so far 👍👍

[@paulsmith2931]

Yes had that before with flex pipes fitted to a towel rail, the rust and sludge seems to attach easy to the rubber inside and block up, that’s the worst part not knowing what someone else as done you can’t physically see, had an emergency call Friday where water was coming through the ceiling from under a bath, water was dripping from both tap connections, to cut a long story short turned out to be coming from the tap that had only been fitted two months back and the plumber hadn’t put a washer under the mixer tap, so when the shower was on it was pouring straight under the tap😂

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Yeah the diameter inside them flexis is next to nothing as well so don’t stand a chance down the road…all that trouble on your job as well for the sake of a 10p washer 😅

[@diamondheatingandplumbingl2064]

If you grip the bypass as close to the block as you can with your grips and put a wide blade screwdriver between the grips and the block and twist it comes out a lot easier 😊

[@JimmMacc]

Just saw this 😂

[@jeromeroddy4931]

I fit bathrooms bud and I’ve never even heard of a flexi on a heating system, some people are just no good. And like you said at the end of your vid some people are just robbers! Great vid fella leave us bathroom fitters alone 😂😂😂😂😂👍👍👍

[@bluebulldog_uk]

😂😂 should of said some bathroom fitters 😂 thanks mate 🙌👍

[@TomChapman-wv9iq]

Cowboys were the reason I learned some basic plumbing skills to be able to react to some emergency before calling in my trusted expert.I now use his son who I also trust

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Always encourage people to learn basic plumbing, as you said if you know a little bit helps along the way 👍

[@riptiz]

My stepdaughter had a cowboy builder in. When she finally sacked him she asked me to put some radiators in. When she asked for the one in the utility there were no pipes. I had to cut some of the new stud wall out to find the pipes! That was only one of his cowboy capers.

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Horrible when you have a job done and it turns out to be a poor job, end up doing the job twice

[@kevinwilliams1421]

Not worked on a 280 for years

[@garyputtock4159]

Wow thought my Worcester 24i was old (19 years!).

[@bluebulldog_uk]

It’s a baby compared to that old Worcester 😂👍

[@darransidney70]

My niece was going on holiday on Good Friday last year , her toilet was constantly flowing , I don’t live close so she called an emergency plumbing company . They said it would be £120 call out plus parts and labour . She accepted and a guy arrived he had to go to local Screwfix to get a ball valve and syphon . Instead of just turning the water off as they’re mains and going on holiday . They charged for everything £1200 ! I said you could have bought 10 toilets for that !

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Wow!!! That’s crazy! How can they charge that much and sleep at night

[@darransidney70]

I know I rang them up and they said it was the hourly rate of £250 plus vat . I said are you serious they said it was Good Friday , I said they was nothing Good about that price . It’s just daylight robbery

[@darransidney70]

Also 3 hours to change the innards !

[@deanmiles8421]

When I get a block on a rad I drop the pressure and then connect the pressure tester to release the block, then add cleaner. Normally does the job, hydrolic has a bit more oomph. Obviously the flexi was the problem more than a block in this case.

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Yeah In hindsight was a waste of time the first time round with them flexis, wouldn’t have thought about that being problem was a bit surprised when I got floor up 😅

[@russellsmith6476]

Could be worse. it could be the right side hope you've got plenty of plasters

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Very true. Need some thick gloves for them

[@pauls826]

You need a press tool mate I know compressions okay but under a floor specially on heating all the expansion and contraction.. you will split the floor if you take it up from the middle should of took it from door way 👍

[@deanmiles8421]

Tosh, no problems with compression, what do you think attaches to a rad 🤔

[@MagicDoughnut]

How many leaking valves have you seen? Loads. Compressions are OK as long as theyre accessible. Under the floor is not really accessible. @@deanmiles8421

[@bluebulldog_uk]

I do need press mate everytime I have the money to buy one I end up with something else needs paying for

[@pauls826]

@@bluebulldog_uk mate totally agree it is hard if your going to get one novopress ace 103 is a really good one had mine for about 2-3 years I got mine for about £1250 during lockdown there like 1600 now and I use plumbing for less to get one they have karma pay 3 payments every month less of a blow also get aqua gas fittings work on water and gas little bit dearer then water but your not buying two sets of fittings I save up each week and every 4 month I buy in bulk I only use mine for speed when I need too unless you price for it but on the chrome you just press and its done can even press live which is really good if stop tap won’t turn off

[@iancampbell582]

@@pauls826 compression fittings are the second most reliable connection to soldering.All you young bucks seem to be scared of them under floors for no reason.

[@MagicDoughnut]

Was it necessary to cap the boiler off for a leaking left hand block? Couldn't isolation the service valve do?

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Think a mixer tap was passing

[@johnward5006]

How often do you do system water quality tests, given the frequency of dirty systems you encounter?

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Normally try and gauge from when filter cleaned out and in service do a inhibitor level test, when I do expansion vessels as well if I notice the water quality is poor Il advice customer

[@Stefan_Kawalec]

Good job. To be frank, sometimes cowboys make us a living. Besides their jobs are even better than a cup of coffee - they raise blood pressure much faster and you're being paid for it.

[@bluebulldog_uk]

They do get us some work I will give them that…and your right about the blood pressure 😂👍

[@JayG2K]

Someone got charged £380 for changing an expansion vessel and electrode on a WB 35CDi. it was leaking but it wasn't the expansion vessel at fault, now he reckons it the heat exchanger. Poor diagnosis.

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Wouldn’t be happy spending that money to only be told it’s a main heat exchanger! 😅

[@JimmMacc]

See that bypass pipe that can be a bitch to get off, get your grips on the copper pipe and then you can leaver it out with a screwdriver between the block and grips. You have potential…join us 🤠

[@YNWA-oq5uf]

£380!!! At least Dick Turpin wore a mask 😂

[@bluebulldog_uk]

I know 😂😂😂

[@joelwright8569]

Anyone know where to get that fitting that goes from the bike pump to the radiator valve?

[@st4ncrowe143]

Me too 🤔

[@bluebulldog_uk]

It’s a tyre valve mate, local garage will have loads knocking about. I got it free when I had my MOT they cost less than a quid, you can get them from eBay or Amazon

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Just replied to comment 👍

[@SteveN-pw4dj]

Clearly that emergency repair company where conmen in my opinion. Come on charging £40 to put the trap back in.

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Couldn’t believe it when customer told me that

[@diamondheatingandplumbingl2064]

Why did he cap it? The iso was right there

[@paulsmith2931]

Yes wondered that, complete idiot as well as a cowboy, then again looks better if you charge someone for that I suppose

[@bluebulldog_uk]

I think a mixer tap was passing

[@waynehardiman5443]

Omg can’t believe people put flexi on heating and under a floor lol must of been the client do it yourself

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Couldn’t believe it when I lifted floor and they was staring back at me 😅

[@deathstr0kexorn765]

Bathroom fitter or customer!

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Pretty sure wasn’t customer, they am an older customer so got to have been bathroom fitter this time 👍

[@deathstr0kexorn765]

@@bluebulldog_uk I know my wife’s uncle had someone do similar but his flexis actually come out the floor up to the rad valves! I’ve also seen a dyno rod engineer fit the flow and return on a cylinder on flexis too